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THE CHESS PLAYER'S

forget that Pawns united have great power, and isolated, very little.

Be careful of advancing your Pawns far forward on either side until you see on which side your adversary Castles.

Keep in mind that a passed Pawn is an advantage almost always, when supported by another Pawn : that a Doubled Pawn is not in every case a disadvantage, if united with other Pawns ; that a Pawn being less in value than a Piece, it is mostly better to defend with it than with the latter, and that two Pawns in any situation can protect themselves against a King ; and, finally, forget not, when the end of the game approaches, where you have Pawns, or even a Pawn against a minor Piece, that you may win, but that your antagonist, except in the rarest cases, never can.

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